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4/8/2010

The BGSOUNDelement enables a background sound to be played when the page is visited. This element does not require a closing tag. The sound will only be played one time, regardless of the value of the LOOPattribute.

Using this Element

There are some common properties and collections that apply to all the elements of the document object model, see Common Properties, Methods and Collections for the HTML Elements in Internet Explorer Mobile.

This element can be used within a web page with attributes.

This element can be used within scripts where it will have properties, eventsand methods.

Attributes

The following table shows items that Internet Explorer Mobile supports.

Attribute Value Description

SRC

URL

Specifies the URL of the sound to be played. Not all devices support all sampling rates and bit depths, so this may result in the file not playing. (The only supported file format is .WAV. .MID, .AU. and .AIFF files are not supported.)

Scripting Properties

This element has no scripting properties.

Scripting Events

This element has no associated events.

Scripting Methods

This property has no associated methods.

Requirements

Windows Mobile Pocket PC for Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later, Smartphone for Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also